On Sat, 30 May 2020 02:00:34 -0000 (UTC), news18
wrote:
On Sat, 30 May 2020 06:00:08 +0700, John B. wrote:
On Fri, 29 May 2020 12:49:36 -0000 (UTC), news18
wrote:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52832791 Uber is destroying
thousands of electric bikes and scooters, after selling its Jump
business to Lime.
Videos of its red bikes being crushed at a US recycling centre were
shared on social media, angering cycling advocates.
Uber said it had decided to destroy thousands of its older-model
vehicles due to maintenance, liability and safety concerns.
In the UK, Uber continues to operate Jump and has not scrapped any
bikes.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/0...oys-thousands-
of-bikes-and-scooters
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC:
Uber is destroying thousands of electric bikes and scooters, after
selling its Jump business to Lime. Videos of its red bikes being crushed
at a recycling centre were shared on social media, angering cycling
advocates. Uber said it had decided to destroy thousands of its older-
model vehicles due to maintenance, liability and safety concerns.
But, "so what"? Don't the bikes belong to Uber? Can't one do what one
wishes with one's own property?
It is a social good question/morality.
Do you throw every thing into municipal rubbish dumps, or do you
distribute it to charities that might obtain some use of it?
I would have to say that it is my property than I have the right to
dispose of it in any manner I wish.
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cheers,
John B.